Incident Overview
Date: Monday 27 March 1972
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-42621
Location: Voroshilovgrad –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
An-2 aircraft, piloted by a man experiencing marital difficulties, intentionally crashed into a building in Voroshilovgrad. The pilot committed suicide during the flight, resulting in significant damage to the building and a fire. No injuries were sustained to occupants of the house.An-2 aircraft, piloted by a man experiencing marital difficulties, intentionally crashed into a building in Voroshilovgrad. The pilot committed suicide during the flight, resulting in significant damage to the building and a fire. No injuries were sustained to occupants of the house.
Description
The An-2 took off from Voroshilovgrad (now Luhansk) when the pilot decided to commit suicide due to marital problems. He took off alone and directed his aircraft into the 4-storey building where he was living (house No. 10 in the 27th district of Voroshilovgrad). Several flats were seriously damaged and a fire erupted, but nobody in the house was injured while the pilot was killed on impact.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://web.archive.org/web/20200725025256/https:/www.rbth.com/history/330941-vladimir-serkov-timodei-shovkunov-soviet-suicide-by-planehttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://web.archive.org/web/20200725025256/https:/www.rbth.com/history/330941-vladimir-serkov-timodei-shovkunov-soviet-suicide-by-planePrimary Cause
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